To start, break up the chocolate into a heatproof bowl, pour in the cream and fit the bowl over a pan of barely simmering water making sure the base of the bowl doesn't touch the water, and leave until the chocolate has melted. Every home cook needs a set of kitchen knives that won't let them down which is why we've teamed up with Opinel for your chance to win a knife set for every culinary job.

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Bright golden yellow with an intense bouquet, taste fruity and an attractive finish of exotic fruit. Then take the bowl off the heat and, using an electric hand mixer, whisk the chocolate and cream together until you have a cold, creamy mixture. Next, mix the brandy and cider together and pour into a shallow dish, then dip the biscuits, one at a time, first into the liquor, then into the chocolate cream, and arrange a layer of biscuits in the base of the pudding basin. Now spread a layer of chocolate mixture over the first layer of biscuits, then repeat the whole process until you have 4 layers.